51.7% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boneo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boneo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of local schools make education easily accessible for families in Boneo. While the area has more people with degrees than many similar places, the typical resident is still far less likely to have finished Year 12 than the average Victorian.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 51.7%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boneo, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.4% of people.
19.2% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Boneo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Boneo is very well served with 29.41 schools per 1,000 children, one of the highest rates for its level. There are seven schools within 3 km, and 71.4% of these are government primary schools.
29.41
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
354
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boneo
7 schools — 2,481 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2
| Boneo Primary School, Boneo | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 338 | 1,025 |
| Advance College of Education Incorporated, Rosebud | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 58 | 964 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Rosebud | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 172 | 999 |
| Eastbourne Primary School, Capel Sound | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 242 | 952 |
| Rosebud Secondary College, Rosebud | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 965 | 989 |
| Rosebud Primary School, Rosebud | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 561 | 1,012 |
| Tootgarook Primary School, Tootgarook | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 145 | 954 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boneo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20280/boneo/topic/education